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Sep 10, 2011

"If you confess with your mouththat Jesus is Lordand believe in your heartthat God raised him from the dead,you will be saved.For it is by believing in your heartthat you are made right with God,and it is by confessing with your mouththat you are saved.As the Scriptures tell us,“Anyone who trusts in himwill never be disgraced.”Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect.They have the same Lord,who gives generously to allwho call on him.For “Everyone who calls on the nameof the Lord will be saved.”

But how can they call on himto save them unless they believe in him?And how can they believe in himif they have never heard about him?And how can they hear about himunless someone tells them?And how will anyone go and tellthem without being sent?That is why the Scriptures say,“How beautiful are the feetof messengers who bring good news!”Romans 10:9-15 NLT

I grew up in a number of small churches.My father was the pastor.I came to know Jesus early.I am familiar with 'altar calls'.Even today, when I hear the song'Just As I am' - I get this familiar connectionof the moment I made my way down to the altarto pray to Jesus - to come live in my heart.

As I grew older,I still made my way down theisle to the altar - every timeI felt the Holy Spirit 'stirring'.It was often during this song.

As an adult, I have ponderedwhy I felt the need to go forwardto pray - so many timesthroughout my growing up years.It wasn't always a convicting sinthat drew me there. But I was drawn!

The Holy Spirit has shown me that it wasthe one place I felt close with the Father.The Safe Place where I could communewith Him - spirit to spirit.It was a sacred place to me - Holy Ground.I had come to KNOW the Father there.He came to live inside me at the altar.

In fact..

I met Him at the altar a few years earlier,when I stood with my mama,as she received Christ into her heart too.She was several months pregnant with me,when she stepped out to join my daddy,in his decision to honor Christwith his life.I wouldn't be surprised if the hymnthat accompanied them down the islewas in fact - 'Just as I Am'.

And like John the Baptist leapedin the the womb of his mother, Elizabeth,When Mary told her that she was pregnant,with Jesus - I'm convinced that Ifelt the Holy Spirit's stirring in mama -and then the sealing of her spiritat the altar.

So, even though I am the 3rd childI was the first to be borninto a Christian Family!I praise Jesus for drawing themand then me to HIMSELF.

Beyond that, the Holy Spirithas shown me that He was preparing me,at the altarfor the gifts that He wasinstilling within my heart.He was preparing me to beHis prayer warrior.

The writer of this old beloved Hymn,Charlotte Elliott, like Dottie Rambo,struggled with physicaland emotional pain, and was an invalidsoon after the age of 30.She remained a bedridden invalidfor the rest of her life.(82 years old)

With her failing health came greatfeelings of despondency.Swiss evangelist, Dr. Caesar Malan,visited the Elliott home inBrighton, England. His visit provedto be a turning point in Charlotte's life.This song was born out ofhis ministry to her in her affliction.

Dr. Malan impressed upon her this truth...

"You must come just as you are,a sinner, to the Lamb of Godthat taketh away the sin of the world."

For the remainder of her years,like Dottie Rambo,Charlotte often endured seasonsof great physical suffering.

Of her own afflictions she once wrote,

"He knows, and He alone, what it is,day after day, hour after hour,to fight against bodily feelingsof almost overpowering weakness,languor and exhaustion,to resolve not to yield to slothfulness,depression and instability,such as the body causes meto long to indulge,but to rise every morning determinedto take for my motto...

'If a man will come after Me,let him deny himself,take up his cross daily,and follow Me.'"source

I am strengthened by thesetwo witness' of FAITH.Their stories of endurance -to run the race before themfocused on the prize -Eternity with JESUS,the lover of their soul -draw me, time and time againinto that inner circle of HOPE

Now that I know their storiesand the songs they penned,I am remindedof their enduring FAITH,in the midst of great suffering.

"JUST AS I AM" ...has become even more sweet!

"...The Gift they Hopeto exchange is You!"

So I ask you...

Do you KNOW God’s Only Son Jesus?Do you know this KING….that Dottie Rambo wrote 2500passionate songs about -as many before and alongside hershare a similar passion?

How long has it beensince you knelt by your bedand prayed to the Lordup in Heaven?

Do you know this Jesusthat Billy & Ruth Grahamspent their life sharing ...with a hurting world?

Do you have a personalfaith-relationship with Him?Is He your Song and Salvation?Is He your Light?Have you trusted Him with your life?

If you do not know this KING –this Alpha and Omega –this Ultimate AUTHORITY -This KING of all KINGSthese ARMS OF GOD - this SAFENESS –this SHELTER in the midst of storms....

Then, may God Himself speak LIFE into you,as I point you to God's WORD –God's Rhema Word to all mankind.For, “faith comes from hearing, that is,hearing the Good News about Christ.”Romans 10:17 NLT

"For God loved the world so muchthat he gave his one and only Son,so that everyone who believes in himwill not perish but have eternal life."John 3:16 NLT

“But because of his great love for us,God, who is rich in mercy,made us alive with Christ even whenwe were dead in transgressions –it is by grace you have been saved."Eph 2:4-5 NIV

“There is salvation in no one else!God has given no other name under heavenby which we must be saved."Acts 4:12 NLT

“For there is one God and one mediatorbetween God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”1 Timothy 2:5 NIV

God wants to open your eyesand give you faith to see Christ -as God’s salvation to the world.Would you come stand with meat the altar - just as you are?Would you, in this moment choose Jesus?Would you stand before Himand surrender your life,as best as you know how - in faith -choosing to believe that He is theSon of God - sent to restore you backto the Creator God?

If so, then say this prayer with me.As you speak it out - know that He is listening.

“Lord I need You. I am choosingto believe in You.Thank You for loving me.Open my eyes to see You.I choose to accept You as my Savior.Teach me to trust in You.Come into my life Lord Jesus. Forgive my sin.Cleanse me from the inside out.Create in me a new heart.Save me by Your grace. Amen”

It’s that easy!

Now...If you prayed that prayer with me,

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!

Don’t stop there! Let me know,so I can pray for you, and you can pray for me.And more important…please seek outa true Bible Believing, teaching body of believers,to support you in your chosen decisionto walk upright in this new freedom in Christ.It is so vital to your spiritual health.The enemy of this world, satan,seeks to rob, devour, and destroy you –any way that he can!

Check out the many resources on my sidebarto help you get started in the processof ‘renewing your mind'to the new Spirit of God within you;to the ministry of the Holy Spirit;to guide you and counsel you in wisdom,truth, and understanding; as he fills youwith courage and strength. Get into God’s Word.The Online Bible software used in this articleis a great tool for studying the Word in depth.

And last but not least….KEEP TO IT! Don’t give up!Don’t give in to the ways of the world!Stand firm and see the deliveranceof the LORD in your behalf!I promise you, He’s never late –but always right on time! His timing is perfect!

“What shall we sayabout such wonderful things as these?If God is for us, who can ever be against us?”Romans 8:31 NLT

“The LORD said to Satan,'Where have you come from?'Satan answered the LORD,'From roaming through the earthand going back and forth in it.'"Job 1:7 NIV

“Submit yourselves, then, to God.Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”James 4:7 NIV

"Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed,for I am your God. I will strengthen you,Yes, I will help you, I will uphold youwith My righteous right hand."Isaiah 41:10 NIV

Lord Jesus, I personally come to you todayLifting up your name –the name above all names.Thank you for the opportunityto come to KNOW you early.You’ve been my Saviorfor as long as I can remember.Thank you for safety in you.Sheltered in your Grace.It is with great expectancy and HOPEthat I call up on you to reveal yourselfto that someone who is drowning.The one that you placedupon my heart weeks ago,with your rhema word to me.

You KNOW them. I do not.You are already wooing themtowards yourself.Give them ears to hearand eyes to see you, Lord.Give them a new song to sing;A deep hunger for your Word;And a testimony to share;

And for those who come to the altar -I know, you'll meet them there.Strengthen them and fill them withyour guiding. comforter, the Holy Spirit.Hold them up with your right hand.Do not let them slip. Protect themfrom the enemy of their soul,and use them mightily in servicefor your kingdom here on earth.

In this September remembranceof our national tragedy 9/11,Open the floodgates of Heaven.Pour out your mercy like rain.MERCY!I cry for mercy.Have mercy on us, Lord.Transform our minds and attitudes.Give us vision, knowledge,wisdom and understanding.We are so in need of MORE of you.

Forgive us, Lord.Teach us the power of Forgiveness.Touch us; Heal our woundednessRestore our families; our land.Guide us in all our ways.Shelter us -Securely in your arms of Grace.Bring us back to our roots.One Nation Under God.

It is in your name, Jesusthat I lift my voice.Thank you for meeting me.I give you all my praise.You're Mercy endures forever.I worship you,the One and Only Jesus!

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Better to love God and die unknown ​ ​ ​...​ than to love the world and be a hero

Better to love God ... and die unknown than to love the world ... and be a hero; better to be content with poverty ... than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost ... than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. ​ ~ ​ Dr. E. Lutzer

pray for each other that we may walk in our healing ~ Jm 5:16

A Differnt Kind of Woman

Patrina ~ His Warrior Bride in Boots

Radically changed by GRACEWalking out my FAITHone step at a time....

Forever ForgivenForever His Pride and JOYForever in His GRACE

I AM HIS HE IS MINEMY BELOVEDHIS WARRIOR BRIDE

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The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. ~ The Lord Jesus lives and breathes in my being. May you be encouraged by my pencil, as I share the MORE of Him...that He has become to me. ~ My life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus – the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. ~ I appreciate your visit. Come on in, the door is always open...we've left the LIGHT on for you....God bless you each and everyone.

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I Am Deeply Grieved For Our America....

God's words to King Solomon ~ "..if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chron. 7:14

MAKE A RUN FOR GOD ~ YOU WON'T REGRET IT !

By the GRACE of GOD, we are HIS Olympians....

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.…

Hebrews 12:1-2

Overcome SELF....

When self has gone, then those who see you ...will not see the self in you; only the ambassador of your King.

You have here...in this seemingly narrow life of yours...countless opportunities of overcoming self. Let this be your great task.

When You're Possesed With Purpose....

Oftentimes, I wake up to pray. But there was a season when I woke myself up praying. And there is a difference. When you're possessed with purpose, He trusts you with decisions you make in your sleep. And you find yourself doing things...even while you sleep that contribute to your destiny.

SOMETIMES....

There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believethat the path we are choosing is the right and best thing to do. We refuse to be bystanders, even if we do not know exactly where our actions will lead. ~ Howard Schultz

Revival's Got to Start With Me...

LIVE UNAFRAID !

All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak — and speak in such a way that people will remember it.

~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips .

Psalm 141: 3

Only Go With Me...

Send me anywhere, lord;Only go with me.Lay any burden on me;Only sustain me.And sever every tie,But the tie that binds meTo thy Service and Thy Heart.~ David Livingstone

The Alternative to Forgiveness from the heart is ongoing torment of the soul......

When the feeling of hurt arises....the spirit of offense comes on the scene to fortify the pain....tempting you to hold on to the grudge in your heart.

Therefore, the proper response to emotional pain of the soul is ALWAYS an immediate confession of forgiveness from the heart.

The alternative to forgiveness from the heart is ongoing torment of the soul. So if you want to be free from your hurts and wounds, take thots of forgiveness... meditate on them and confess them rather than taking the thots of hurt... meditating on them and confessing them.

This is God's way and the only way that brings true healing.

And...while your at it, pray for those who have hurt you. This process will cleanse your heart and renew your mind - and you will walk FREE from your past.

The Light of Christ Dispels the Darkness

What fools the nations are to rage against the Lord! How strange that men should try to outwit God! 2 For a summit conference of the nations has been called to plot against the Lord and his Messiah, Christ the King. 3 “Come, let us break his chains,” they say, “and free ourselves from all this slavery to God.” 4 But God in heaven merely laughs! He is amused by all their puny plans. 5 And then in fierce fury he rebukes them and fills them with fear. 6 For the Lord declares, “This is the King of my choice, and I have enthroned him in Jerusalem, my holy city.”* 7 His chosen one replies, “I will reveal the everlasting purposes of God, for the Lord has said to me, ‘You are my Son. This is your Coronation Day. Today I am giving you your glory.’” 8 “Only ask and I will give you all the nations of the world. 9 Rule them with an iron rod; smash them like clay pots!” 10 O kings and rulers of the earth, listen while there is time. 11 Serve the Lord with reverent fear; rejoice with trembling. 12 Fall down before his Son and kiss his feet before his anger is roused and you perish. I am warning you—his wrath will soon begin. But oh, the joys of those who put their trust in him! Psalm 2 (TLB)

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JESUS ~ The Light of the World

"When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."~ John 8:12

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Satan dreds nothing but prayer

The one concern of the devil is to keep the saints from praying. He fears nothing from prayer-less studies, prayer-less work, and prayer-less religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.~ Samuel Chadwick

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